Ilmenau-Luhe Floodplain – Elbe Cycle Path Along the Dike loop from Samtgemeinde Elbmarsch

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Ilmenau-Luhe Floodplain – Elbe Cycle Path Along the Dike loop from Samtgemeinde Elbmarsch

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Ilmenau-Luhe Floodplain – Elbe Cycle Path Along the Dike loop from Samtgemeinde Elbmarsch

04:18

72.6km

170m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Ilmenau-Luhe-Niederung

Tideelbe von Rönne bis Bunthäuser Spitze

Hohes Elbufer zwischen Tesperhude und Lauenburg

Lauenburger Elbvorland

Elbeniederung von Hohnstorf bis Artlenburg

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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15.6 km

Stöckter Dyke in the Ilmenau-Luhe Lowlands

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On the Stöckter dike you also have an optimal view of the Luhe lowlands, the surrounding nature reserve and the Stöckter harbour. On the dike, which is very easy to …

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16.1 km

Ilmenau-Luhe Floodplain

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The landscape is always an eye-catcher.

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21.1 km

Elbe Meadows Near Laßrönne

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Well fortified and navigable paths in front of and behind the dike with a beautiful view over the river and the Elbmarschen.

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21.5 km

Elbe Dike Trail

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A very good bike path with a fantastic view of the Elbe meadows. Always an eye catcher.

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26.1 km

Elbe Cycle Path Along the Dike

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Nice route next to the main road along the Elbe, although slabs, but also good to ride on a racing bike!

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28.5 km

Stover Holz

Forest

31.6 km

Alte Fischtreppe

Viewpoint

51.4 km

Lauenburg Old Town

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The lower town of the old shipping town of Lauenburg is worth a trip. The lower town is at risk from every powerful Elbe flood. The water levels are marked …

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53.0 km

View of Lauenburg's Old Town from the Elbe Bridge

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From the Lauenburg Elbe Bridge you have a beautiful view of the Elbe, Artlenburg and the Lauenburg skyline. A wonderful photo opportunity - especially in the evening or at night …

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53.1 km

View of Lauenburg

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A nice quiet place to stay 😀

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68.7 km

Wildstedt

Forest

72.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

21.2 km

16.4 km

8.78 km

195 m

106 m

Surfaces

40.8 km

20.4 km

5.74 km

3.12 km

2.04 km

683 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Monday 19 October

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Comments

April 22, 2023,Marsch mit dem Rad (Hoopte - Lauenburg - Elbe)

March or bike ride? Do both!

The "march" comes from the Middle Low German mersch (related to sea, moor). The word has been used in High German since the 17th century and describes flat areas without natural elevations 🤓

The meters in altitude are due to the imagination of the recording devices. Dike crossings and the mountain classification near Lauenburg …

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September 24, 2023,Elbetour Hoopte - Lauenburg

Start with the ferry to Zollenspieker, then always on the Elbe cycle path towards Lauenburg. Some steep climbs behind Geesthacht through the “Hohes Elbufer” area😬, but a beautiful forest. Relaxed way back on the southern, more beautiful side, towards Hoopte.

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August 24, 2026,[SH/HH/NI]Lauenburg: Elberadweg Richtung Hamburg

From Lauenburg we drove on the right side via Geesthacht to Zollenspieker. The route to Tesperhude ran over winding forest paths of the upper Elbe bank - which are nice to ride. To see something of Geesthacht, you have to leave the ERW. But we didn't do that. In Zollenspieker we crossed to the other bank of the Elbe with …

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